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A retro look at the 2005 Xbox 14 million unit power cord replacement issue and a teardown and analysis of the supplied protection device from Microsoft. Some interesting engineering lessons to be learned. UPDATE: Apparently what this is an “Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter” (AFCI) that continually monitors the current for …

Xmas Mailbag SPOILERS: Mand Labs electronics learning kit: (yes, 27 minutes of it) 27:08 Petzl climbing harness 33:20 RC2014 home brew DIY Z80 computer kit on Tindie 39:00 Custom test leads 40:40 Aircraft 121.5MHz emergency beacon and altitude sensor teardown 51:30 Monero miner, and some Linux GPL hate! EPIRB Teardown: …

Review and teardown of Little British Monitors, a small compact bluetooth monitor available as a kit on Kickstarter Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Teardown Tuesday-ish random dumpster dive! What parts can we salvage from and automated coffee machine? and how does it work? Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Weller responds to the magic smoke escaping from their WE1010 soldering station, and the lack of a primary side mains fuse. Prepare to be awestruck at their commitment to safety! https://weller-tools.com/we1010na/ Forum HERE The Current Source tears down a Weller WEP51 iron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo6B1aYUffE